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Peter Brown is a composer and liturgical musician based in the Twin Cities.

Portrait of Peter Brown

Peter Brown is a composer and liturgical musician based in the Twin Cities. He holds a Master of Arts in Liturgical Music from Saint John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota, completed graduate theological studies at The Saint Paul Seminary, and holds a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies from the University of Minnesota Duluth.

Peter serves as Director of Music at Saint Joseph Catholic Church in West Saint Paul ↗. There he restarted choral programs for adults and children, directs music for the parish’s liturgies, frequently premieres his own compositions, and presents sacred music concerts.

His compositions focus especially on sacred and choral music for liturgy and concert. Peter is currently available for commissions.

Peter also performs as a pianist and singer. He plays with Tori Holub ↗ and has sung with Borealis Chamber Artists ↗, Twin Ports Choral Project ↗, and Ensemble Intersection ↗.

Education

Master of Arts
Liturgical Music

Saint John’s University · Collegeville, Minnesota

Graduate theological studiesThe Saint Paul Seminary
Bachelor of Music · Jazz StudiesUniversity of Minnesota Duluth

Saint Joseph Catholic Church

Director of Music in West Saint Paul.

At Saint Joseph ↗, Peter directs adult and children’s choirs, plans and leads music for the parish’s liturgies, premieres new compositions, and presents sacred music concerts with local singers and instrumentalists.

Peter Brown speaking at a sacred music concert